New Playoff Contenders 👀

10/24/2022

By: Jeff Yoder

#5 Clemson Survives Scare, LSU Takes Down #7 Ole Miss & New Playoff Contenders Emerge

The top six teams in the land were winners over the weekend despite a scare for Clemson. The Tigers needed a late rally to hold off Syracuse and remain undefeated. At the back of the top 10, No. 7 Ole Miss got upended by LSU and No. 9 UCLA relinquished the Pac-12 lead to No. 10 Oregon behind a five-touchdown performance from Ducks QB Bo Nix. Six playoff contenders remain undefeated, including the surprise Big 12 leaders from TCU. About a dozen one-loss teams still have high hopes, including Oregon and Oklahoma State who bounced back after losses, but the playoff picture is getting clearer by the week. Here’s a rundown of Saturday’s action, and the new rankings as a result:

CFB Highlights

#2 Ohio State def. Iowa (54-10)

#3 Tennessee def. UT Martin (65-24)

#5 Clemson def. #14 Syracuse (27-21)

#6 Alabama def. #24 Mississippi State (30-6)

LSU def. #7 Ole Miss (45-20)

#8 TCU def. #17 Kansas State (38-28)

#10 Oregon def. #9 UCLA (45-30)

#11 Oklahoma State def. #20 Texas (41-34)

AP Top-10

1. Georgia (7-0) | —

2. Ohio State (7-0) | —